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Chapter 6. God’s Creation
Chapter Sections
- General
- God Made All Things
- God has made all things
- God made the earth . . .
- . . . God made the heavens as well as the earth
- Along with making the earth and the heavens, God made everything in them
- God made light, alongside the darkness
- God made the sky
- God made land and sea – partitioning the land off from the sea
- God made vegetation
- God made the sun, moon and stars
- God made all creatures and people
- Note: All that God makes is good
- God Maintains Creation
- Every creature’s life is dependent on God
- God provides food for all creatures
- God sends rain on the earth, making it productive
- God’s provision of rain and food is abundant . . .
- . . . God’s provision satisfies his creation
- God regulates all aspects of the weather
- God controls the cycle of day and night
- God controls the seasons
- God regulates and maintains the other aspects of nature
- Note: God made the earth and all creation to last
- How God Made & Maintains Creation
- Implications of God Being Creator
- God is the Father of all things, notably of all people
- God is sovereign over all things
- All things belong to God
- All things exist for God
- Creation attests to God’s greatness and glory
- Creation attests to God’s power
- Creation and God’s control over it show his power and wisdom to be incomparable . . .
- . . . God made this point very clear to Job
- God Made All Things
- God’s Creation of People
- Life & Death
- God creates people . . .
- . . . Children ultimately come from God
- God creates the various aspects of people’s beings
- God gives people life and breath
- Human life is of great value
- People’s lives are very brief
- Each person is destined to die . . .
- . . . All people die no matter who or what they are
- Once a person dies, they do not return
- Note: Blood signifies life – and a person’s life is taken by the shedding of their blood
- The Human Spirit
- God has made people with a spirit
- The spirit is distinguished from one’s body
- The spirit and the soul are closely associated – along with one’s “heart”
- The spirit and soul are at the core of one’s being . . .
- . . . They embody and are central to one’s state of mind – as often depicted in hardship
- The spirit and soul are linked with one’s emotions
- The spirit and soul are linked with one’s desires
- The spirit is involved in one’s thinking
- The spirit is fundamental to one’s attitude and actions
- People are dead without their spirit
- People’s spirits and souls exist after death
- The Uniqueness of People
- God has made people in his own image
- People have an able mind, with which to think and reason intelligently . . .
- . . . People can make judgments
- People have the moral capacity to know good from evil and right from wrong . . .
- . . . People can choose between good and evil
- People are of much more value than other creatures
- God has made people ruler over all other creatures
- People are to care for other creatures
- People are to act responsibly towards all creation
- Epilogue: God’s Self-Revelation to People
- People cannot in themselves perceive or know God
- God reveals himself to people
- God reveals himself by what he does
- God’s creation of the world and heavens perpetually evidence and reveal God to all people . . .
- . . . God’s ongoing control over nature likewise testifies to him
- God is revealed in his acts of judgment and of salvation
- God is revealed and known through Jesus Christ
- Note: God reveals his plans and will
- Life & Death